Episteme Capital, comprising Episteme Capital Partners (UK), LLP and Episteme Capital Partners (US), LLC, is a global investment manager formed in 2009.
Episteme's flagship program Systematic Quest is a systematic global macro strategy that trades liquid futures and foreign exchange markets. The firm also offers Global Liquidity Opportunities, a short-term global fixed income event-driven strategy. Both programs can be delivered in managed account form.
Team
Adrian Eterovic
Founding Principal, CEO, Chief Investment Officer
Adrian Eterovic is a founding principal of Episteme Capital and its CEO and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Eterovic was the CEO of JWM Partners (UK) from 2004 to 2009 and was co-chairman of JWM Partners' Investment Committee from 2003 to 2005. From 1993 to 1999 he was with Long-Term Capital Management and prior to that he was with Salomon Brothers Inc. (1993) and Merrill Lynch (1992). He holds an M.Sc. in Statistics from Imperial College London (2015), a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Economics from Harvard University (1994), an Sc.D. and two M.S. in Structural, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering (respectively) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992), and a B.S. in Physics and a Mechanical and Electrical Engineering degree from the National University of Cordoba (1987).
Richard Leahy
Founding Principal, Management Committee member
Richard Leahy is a founding principal of Episteme Capital and a member of the management committee. Mr. Leahy was a Principal of JWM Partners, and prior to that he was a Principal of Long-Term Capital Management since 1993. Mr. Leahy is a former Managing Director of Salomon Brothers and Co-Head of the Mortgage Securities Department. Mr. Leahy began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1972. He holds a B.S. degree in Economics from Boston State College (1970) and attended graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania.
Gustavo Lau
Founding Principal, Head of Risk, Head of Operations
Gustavo Lau is a founding principal of Episteme Capital and its Head of Risk and Head of Operations. Mr. Lau was a senior fixed income trader at JWM Partners from 2000 to 2009, and prior to that he was with Long-Term Capital Management (UK) since 1994. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (2019) from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, an M.S. degree in Computer Science (1988) and two B.S. in Mathematics (1988) and Computer Science (1986) from the Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela. He also attended the MBA program at the IESE Business School, Spain (1994). In his spare time, Mr. Lau is a Mathematics Masterclasses lecturer for the Royal Institution of Great Britain and a Guest Professor at Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela.
Jameel Kassam
Principal, Co-Head of Research
Jameel Kassam is a principal of Episteme Capital and co-head of Research. Mr. Kassam was a Strategist at Episteme Capital from its inception and prior to that he held the same role at JWM Partners from early 2007. As part of both positions, he has been involved in the research, development and trading of systematic strategies. He holds an MPhys degree in Physics from the University of Oxford (2006).
Osvaldo Canavosio
Principal
Osvaldo Canavosio is a principal of Episteme Capital. Mr. Canavosio was previously at Man FRM in New York for over ten years, serving most recently as Head of Manager Research and a member of Man FRM’s Investment Committee and Management Committee. From 2004 to 2008 Mr. Canavosio worked at Vega Asset Management/Proxima Alfa Investments in New York, where he was a Managing Director for Business Development. Before this he was Head Trader at Citibank Argentina. Mr. Canavosio holds a master's degree in Finance from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (1999) in Argentina and an Economics degree (honors) from Universidad Católica Argentina (1996). He is also a CFA Charterholder.
Helaine Rosenbaum Dryden
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Helaine Rosenbaum Dryden is the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of Episteme Capital. Ms. Dryden was previously General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at JWM Partners from 2000-2009. Prior to JWMP, she was Associate General Counsel of LTCM since August 1997. She started her legal career in 1994 as an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton. From July 1989 to July 1991, she was employed by Morgan Stanley & Co. as a financial analyst. Ms. Dryden holds a B.A. degree in Economics from U.C. Berkeley (1989) and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School (1994). She is admitted to the New York and Arizona Bars.
Gina Roman
Chief Financial Officer
Gina Roman is the Chief Financial Officer of Episteme Capital. Ms. Roman was previously Controller at JWM Partners (which she joined at its founding in 2000). Ms. Roman was Assistant Controller at LTCM. Previously practiced as a CPA in Pennsylvania (1985-1993) and worked as a CFO of a privately held International Textile company (1994-1999). Graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accounting major.
Careers
We are always open to talk to highly qualified computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists or data scientists that would like to pursue a career in finance. Contact us at jobs@epistemecap.com.
Investor Relations
We welcome your questions, comments and feedback.
For all investor enquiries please contact us at invrelations@epistemecap.com.
Contacts
Episteme Capital Partners (US), LLC
800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-704
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Tel: +1 914 305 8100
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